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has the pentagon at all addressed what the plan is for that? >> well, the plan -- well, immediately after the first round of air strikes, they will do bomb damage assessment. and that is surveillance from overhead to see what they hit, what they didn't hit, what they need to clean up. there could be two, maybe as many as three days of the cruise missile strikes to try to take out all the intended targets. the biggest concern is that they launch these strikes. the u.s. pulls back, says, well, we have done our due diligence here. and al assad and the military just ignores it. the history of success with these limited air strikes is really not very good. the most famous of all in 1998 when they were launched at osama bin laden in afghanistan only to have three years later launch the 911 attacks against the u.s. >> you're right, indeed. thank you, mick. joining me in studio, congressman gregory meeks, a member of the house foreign affairs committee. representative meeks, i understand you were briefed last night in a conference call. tell me what yo
has the pentagon at all addressed what the plan is for that? >> well, the plan -- well, immediately after the first round of air strikes, they will do bomb damage assessment. and that is surveillance from overhead to see what they hit, what they didn't hit, what they need to clean up. there could be two, maybe as many as three days of the cruise missile strikes to try to take out all the intended targets. the biggest concern is that they launch these strikes. the u.s. pulls back, says,...
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>> the pentagon has its job to do. i think it came up at a press briefing where a spokesman for the bg was asked what they're doing about it. i think what they said is they're reviewing it to see if there were any problems. in fact, the special operations command which oversees special operations including s.e.a.l. team six has already said they don't really see much of a problem in there in term of classified information. and keep in mind, alex, there have been movies, there have been books, there have been other articles, there have been documentaries all about the raid. there's very little. it's passed into kind of american folklore at this point. there's really very little that's new. what's new in the esquire story was essentially this guy's perspective. >> was he saying to you when you were doing the interview, did he say look, i can't talk about this because it's classified? was he aware of that? did he make that clear to you? >> yeah. i mean it was an evolution. an evolution that took place over about a year an
>> the pentagon has its job to do. i think it came up at a press briefing where a spokesman for the bg was asked what they're doing about it. i think what they said is they're reviewing it to see if there were any problems. in fact, the special operations command which oversees special operations including s.e.a.l. team six has already said they don't really see much of a problem in there in term of classified information. and keep in mind, alex, there have been movies, there have been...
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he would be the first grunt to be in charge of the pentagon. that's a good thing for america. that's a good perspective to have in that job. >> and novel. >> for a lot of -- honestly, for a lot of what are called chicken hawks, the super hawks who never served who are now calling chuck hagel an appeaser, it's outrageous. >> all right, gentlemen. i'm going to switch gears here as the president announced on friday he is accelerating the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. so when those troops leave, representative, that will be the second war started by a republican president and ended by president obama. does he deserve credit for that? >> well, i think history's going to judge if we left too soon, what were our goals in afghanistan, what happens to afghanistan once american troops have left. it's a very weighty decision on the part of any president because you're going to get judged ultimately in history by what are the ramifications of that. this was a bipartisan war, too. to put this on a republican president, i think we only had one dissenting vote in the house. this was
he would be the first grunt to be in charge of the pentagon. that's a good thing for america. that's a good perspective to have in that job. >> and novel. >> for a lot of -- honestly, for a lot of what are called chicken hawks, the super hawks who never served who are now calling chuck hagel an appeaser, it's outrageous. >> all right, gentlemen. i'm going to switch gears here as the president announced on friday he is accelerating the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. so...
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>> oh, my worst week unfortunately is for the pentagon. they not only saw chuck hagel filibustered by the senate, they also have this sequester coming up. half i want to say half a trillion dollars worth of cuts coming from the pentagon and they are in no way able to absorb that. they've already made lots and lots of cuts. i think congress is asking them to fight a war and not giving them the resources they need to do it. on the plus side my winner is poland springs, they got the best product placement of all-time, thanks to marco rubio so he didn't have a great night but i think poland springs had a great night. >> you have a point. susan, yours? >> the best week the no labels group because mostly they were able to get 40 people, democrats and republicans in congress to agree to fixing a problem, not fighting, and that's an accomplishment these days, just to even be able to get someone to wear the same pin. the worst week was the u.s. senate. i think that what we saw with the confirmation hearing and a lot of things it showed it's no long
>> oh, my worst week unfortunately is for the pentagon. they not only saw chuck hagel filibustered by the senate, they also have this sequester coming up. half i want to say half a trillion dollars worth of cuts coming from the pentagon and they are in no way able to absorb that. they've already made lots and lots of cuts. i think congress is asking them to fight a war and not giving them the resources they need to do it. on the plus side my winner is poland springs, they got the best...
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what is the opinion inside the pentagon? gentlemen, good to have you both. >> thank you. >> colonel, as we have seen the polls show the majority of americans are against u.s. action. how about the military? what is the opinion you're hearing from inside the pentagon? >> military officers are supposed to tell the boss what they think. whether the opinion gets solicited or not they have an obligation. they are telling them there's no strategic imperative here. there's no strategic objective that's been set. i think they are absolutely right. it's a punitive strike. it may or may not degrade the ability and there's a lot of bad things that could happen as a result of degrading it. they didn't start at the enand work back ward. start with a military objective they'd like to achieve and work backwar backwards. this is a political exercise. there's lots of ancillary things that could go wrong including causing the thing you'd like to stop including his use of chemical gas on people. >> because of retribution. >> he may perceive hi
what is the opinion inside the pentagon? gentlemen, good to have you both. >> thank you. >> colonel, as we have seen the polls show the majority of americans are against u.s. action. how about the military? what is the opinion you're hearing from inside the pentagon? >> military officers are supposed to tell the boss what they think. whether the opinion gets solicited or not they have an obligation. they are telling them there's no strategic imperative here. there's no...
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the house republicans passed a bill that would do some fixes around defense spending, give the pentagon more flexibility, and essentially replace the sequestration cuts at the pentagon and you'll see movement out of the senate around spending in discretionary domestic spending. so i think there is widespread concern, economists predicted a year ago that we'd see 12 million jobs created over the next four years. this last jobs report is essentially on pace with that. but, again, with the sequestration, you had predictions that anywhere from 700,000 to 800,000 jobs would be lost and there'd be cuts to people's pay. and of course, we know this is an economy that is pushed along by people spending. so when you have cuts with that, there's concern that you'll see a slowdown with these fragile gains as the economy has made so far. >> i want to go here with what senator rand paul wrote. this was an op-ed in the "washington post" about his filibuster. during that filibuster, paul focused on the president's policy on drones and here's what he said in the op-ed that reads, quote, no american shou
the house republicans passed a bill that would do some fixes around defense spending, give the pentagon more flexibility, and essentially replace the sequestration cuts at the pentagon and you'll see movement out of the senate around spending in discretionary domestic spending. so i think there is widespread concern, economists predicted a year ago that we'd see 12 million jobs created over the next four years. this last jobs report is essentially on pace with that. but, again, with the...
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the deputy national security adviser will be here and officials from the pentagon and the state department. what this is is really the beginning of the push to explain to lawmakers why they should back the strikes. the white house is clearly going to be pushing for that. you saw john kerry on all sunday shows today making that case. they started by saying that there was evidence that sarin gas had been used. you also saw lawmakers today on sunday shows illustrating just how steep that climb is going to be for the white house and a number of them said this might not pass. it's clear that especially in the republican led house there's a real chance that they might not authorize the use of force. >> what about a time line in terms of how this is going to play out? do you have any indication of what will happen when? >> reporter: what we're going to see over the course of the next week is a continuation of this push to convince lawmakers. you'll see administration officials on the phone. lawmakers talking to each other. congress isn't going to be here. you're going to see hearings in the senat
the deputy national security adviser will be here and officials from the pentagon and the state department. what this is is really the beginning of the push to explain to lawmakers why they should back the strikes. the white house is clearly going to be pushing for that. you saw john kerry on all sunday shows today making that case. they started by saying that there was evidence that sarin gas had been used. you also saw lawmakers today on sunday shows illustrating just how steep that climb is...
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enlisted soldiers to be named -- in fact, the first enlisted soldier to be named -- to head up the pentagon, i think it's a historic thing. i still think he gets through the senate if he is nominated even if there are some republicans who will oppose him. >> you think he'll get through, karen? >> i think he probably will. and, look, i think the politics on this are, particularly if it's republicans opposing a republican, i think outside of the beltway, that is less of a political problem for the president. i think ultimately, while i think some people are disappointed to see -- from a democratic administration where democrats have finally i think surpassed republicans on defense issues and national security issues to feel like we have to have a republican in that position. however, i think tactically for the white house having a republican in that position in a time of budget cuts is a very smart political move. >> okay. karen finney, johnny fratto, always good to have you on the show. >>> here's our twitter question of the day. it is -- what should be the top priority for the 113th congres
enlisted soldiers to be named -- in fact, the first enlisted soldier to be named -- to head up the pentagon, i think it's a historic thing. i still think he gets through the senate if he is nominated even if there are some republicans who will oppose him. >> you think he'll get through, karen? >> i think he probably will. and, look, i think the politics on this are, particularly if it's republicans opposing a republican, i think outside of the beltway, that is less of a political...
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the pentagon is preparing new rules, but there is an agreement on how to end the crisis. i go one-on-one with one of the lawmakers pushing for change, missouri senatorir
the pentagon is preparing new rules, but there is an agreement on how to end the crisis. i go one-on-one with one of the lawmakers pushing for change, missouri senatorir
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you left the state department after getting in a little bit of hot water after saying the pentagon was treating manning unfairly. three years later, what are your thoughts on him now? >> for a caveat, the formal trial has not begun, but there is a legal proceeding under way, you know, regarding the charges and a potential, you know, plea-bargain. so this is a very open and transparent legal process, so it's not as if he's being held without charge. that said, obviously, two years ago i was concerned that it was punitive confinement at quantico. eventually the army moved him to ft. leavenworth, and he received more suitable pretrial confinement which is consistent with, you know, our norps both in the military and civilian justice system. he stands accused of very serious crimes, and the legal case will get under way late they are spring. >> p.j. crowley, always a pleasure. thanks. >> all right, alex. >> still ahead, manti te'o meets the press. how did he handle the barrage of questions about that infamous hoax? ♪ [ male announcer ] were you more interesting in your twenties, or now?
you left the state department after getting in a little bit of hot water after saying the pentagon was treating manning unfairly. three years later, what are your thoughts on him now? >> for a caveat, the formal trial has not begun, but there is a legal proceeding under way, you know, regarding the charges and a potential, you know, plea-bargain. so this is a very open and transparent legal process, so it's not as if he's being held without charge. that said, obviously, two years ago i...
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the report says the latest numbers from the pentagon show a slight majority of troops who have committed suicide while on active duty were never assigned to afghanistan or iraq. >>> the senate's defense policy bill will soon go to a floor debate, where senator kirsten gillibrand will try to revive her measure to take military sexual assault cases out of the chain of command. the plan broke party ranks when it was voted down in committee last week 17-9. joining me now is u.s. marine corps veteran and military sexual assault survivor sarah plummer. sarah, thanks for being here. >> thank you so much for having me. >> now, you've long argued, as senator gillibrand is now, that you want to take assault cases out of the xhfof the chain of c. why do you think that's so key? >> because precisely as the senator said, our military -- our military leaders may be dedicated and determined but they are not impartial. and we need impartial people being the final word on these criminal cases. >> now, those opposed to the chain say that the chain of command is a vital part of military structure where sen
the report says the latest numbers from the pentagon show a slight majority of troops who have committed suicide while on active duty were never assigned to afghanistan or iraq. >>> the senate's defense policy bill will soon go to a floor debate, where senator kirsten gillibrand will try to revive her measure to take military sexual assault cases out of the chain of command. the plan broke party ranks when it was voted down in committee last week 17-9. joining me now is u.s. marine...